Hello All. Wannabe Smoker in NW Indiana

[rootex]

Just dropping by to get a start learning about the art of smoking.

I don't have a smoker yet. It looks as if there is a lot of great info on here and I hope get some recommendations on a good first smoker

 

[irishteabear]

Welcome to SMF. Glad you joined us.

 

[the iceman]

Greetings. You most certainly found the right place. I would suggest you take Jeff's on-line 5 Day smoking course.
It kinda' depends how much money you wish to spend. You can spend as little as $100 bucks or so for a very basic unit to well into the thousands for a first line smoker.

 

[rootex]

Thanks Irish.

 

[rootex]

Kinda looking to stay at or below about $400 for now. I have pretty good fabrication skills and thought about building my own but as of now I don't have the knowledge about smoking to know what makes one good or bad.

 

[fire it up]

Welcome Rootex, you sure picked a great site to learn about this great passion we all share. Good folks, great recipes and amazing Qviews.

 

[beer-b-q]

Welcome, Glad to have you with us. This is the place to learn, lots of good info and helpful friendly Members.

For Those of you New to Smoking, be sure to check out Jeff's 5 Day Smoking Basics eCourse.
Click Here it's "FREE"... 5 Day eCourse

Everyone here enjoys seeing the Qview so be sure to post plenty of pics...

Large ones that us old people with bad eyes can see.

When you uploading to Photobucket I always use the Large IMG setting, 640 x 480 it is a nice size...

How to post Qview to Forum:

 

[mballi3011]

First off welcome Rootex to SMF. You'll like it here cause there are abunch of good folks here that would just love to help you out with just about anythignto do with smoking. We really like to have newbies here because they can bring in a new propective to how things are done. There's nothing like a new set of eyes to give and new way to make things that little differant to make things alittle better. So I hope you know about the Qview here.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=58920
Here's a link to photobucket it's free and easy to download pictures. Then if your really new to smoking Look up the E-course.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...play.php?f=127
It's also free and it will give you the basics of smoking. So after all of that you just need to go grab something to smoke and if you have any question just post them here and we will answer it quickly so you don't have any mishaps with your smoke.
Welcome To Your New Addiction

 

[pineywoods]

Welcome to SMF glad you decided to join us. You'll find lots of good info here on different kinds of smokers as well as lots of other stuff. Probably the first thing you need to figure out is if you want to use electric, propane, charcoal, or wood as your first smoker. I say first because many of us change or own several types once we get into smoking

Jeff's 5 Day Ecourse is an excellent start as well and its free. Have fun and good luck with your choice

 

[ol' smokey]

Welcome to the SMF. You've came to the right place.

 

[rootex]

Thanks all for making me feel welcome.

 

[ellymae]

Welcome to the party. This is a good place to get info. Be careful.. once you start it becomes an obsession.....